Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth righteousnes.
Geneva Bible 1599
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In Context
10Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.
Cross References
Psalms 5:5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: for thou hatest all them that worke iniquitie.
Psalms 146:8The Lord giueth sight to the blinde: the Lord rayseth vp the crooked: the Lord loueth the righteous.
Proverbs 21:4A hautie looke, and a proude heart, which is the light of the wicked, is sinne.
Proverbs 21:21He that followeth after righteousnes and mercy, shall finde life, righteousnes, and glory.
Isaiah 51:1Heare me, ye that follow after righteousnes, and ye that seeke the Lord: looke vnto the rocke, whence ye are hewen, and to the hole of the pit, whence ye are digged.
Jeremiah 44:4Howbeit I sent vnto you all my seruats the Prophets rising earely, and sending them, saying, Oh doe not this abominable thing that I hate.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:9
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord : but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Note, 1. God so hates wicked people, whose hearts are malicious and their lives mischievous, that even their sacrifices are an abomination to him. God has sacrifices brought him even by wicked men, to stop the mouth of conscience and to keep up their reputation in the world, as malefactors come to a sanctuary, not because it is a holy place, but because it shelters them from justice; but their sacrifices,… Read the whole commentary →